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shelyn
noted at 01:52PM 08/25/08
i first heard Otis as a little girl in Delaware. it was just me, my sister Denise, and my mom. we would be at the ocean and he & Janice Joplin are my fondest memories of the kind of music we listened to. it was great!


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The Very Best of Otis Redding
Otis Redding


No other Otis compilation quite satisfies the way the old double-LP best-of does, but never mind: any way you hear Redding's many great moments is a good one. The Very Best splits ballads and up-tempo stuff half-and-half, letting you hear the great one's humanity in every mood--the pile-driving rock of "Respect," the preaching fervor of "Try a Little Tenderness," the nascent reflection of "Dock of the Bay." A record collection with no Otis is a poor thing: here's yours. --Rickey Wright ... read more

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